Quotes About Focus

When you play in Serie A, it's crucial to keep a clear head and use it for more than just scoring goals.

The crucial thing for me is that I stick to my job.

If you go back many years ago, you could cruise around and build up a big point lead. You cannot cruise around at all. You gotta be on it. And that's what I think people really enjoy. I've always believed that brings out the biggest moments, too. It brings out the driver talent.

I feel the bigger the stage, the pressure starts to get to others and they crumble. I feel like this is where I shine the brightest and perform the best.

I think the reality is that no one is any good at crunch time.

I'm very good when it comes to the crunch.

That is very important, to play with your feet, it is very important to know how to read the game and obviously save balls and also handle the pressure when it comes to the crunch time.

In the lead-up to competitions, I just watch box sets and DVDs and play 'Candy Crush.'

There's no crying in basketball.

My career has been as clear as a crystal.

In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.

In snooker, it's very important to keep very still on the shot and allow the cue to do the work.

I think that one of the things I'd learned from being so attentive to the careers of the people I've admired is the fact that they would say 'no' a lot. Early on, I took that as a cue to only work on things that I knew I would be passionate about.

You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don't know where you're going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?

FA Cup or league - we look to win every game.

The FA Cup is something we want to win, but when you play for Chelsea, it is not something you think about a lot because you want to win every game.

It's difficult to have the Africa Cup of Nations during the season because you focus on the league, and then you go to Africa, then straightaway you come back and have to refocus in the league.

I've always looked upon research as an opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. But the other side of the coin is one must not be so caught up in it that one never gets the book written.

My life so far tells me the best way to prepare for the future is prioritizing my current work. If I work hard to complete the current work, it paves the way for my next job.

I can multitask like crazy. I'm riddled with ADD - a blessing and a curse.

I curse myself if I get out without making a 100 after crossing 40.

The Apollo curse is something I don't even think about.

I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do.

There's one thing a CEO should always keep at the front of their mind, and that's customer needs.